Olivia and Chapters 25-26 Summary

Olivia. Olivia says she was awoken by footsteps in her mother's house and was relieved to find it was her mother returning home. Mrs. Whitelaw claimed to have been at the airport all night with Kenneth waiting for a delayed flight. Olivia and her mother made amends and had a nice talk.

Chapter 25. Lynley returns home and finds Helen waiting for him. Lynley and Helen talk for a time and finally Helen agrees to marry Lynley.

Olivia. Olivia says that when she learned of Kenneth's death, she began trying to figure out ways her mother could have been telling her the truth, but soon came to the realization that she was not. Olivia then went to see her mother after the murder and found her inconsolable. Finally, after calming her mother down, Olivia insisted on knowing the...